State Rests Its Case In Rape-hypnosis Trial

An Allentown man charged with raping a girl after allegedly hypnotizing her called himself an "industrial psychologist," although his attorney claims he knew nothing about hypnosis.

Allentown Detective Sgt. Roger Mayes testified yesterday that when LawrenceGreene, 38, was arrested in May, "He told me he was an industrial psychologist but he preferred to be called a management consultant."

The 15-year-old girl has claimed Greene rubbed her temples and spoke to her in a soothing voice that put her in a hypnotic state. She said he raped her but she didn't remember what happened until later.

A psychologist who tested the girl after the alleged rape last April testified that the girl is very susceptible to hypnosis.

The girl's mother said her daughter didn't give her details about the alleged rape but said there was a time lapse her daughter claimed she couldn't account for.

She said her daughter claimed to have been molested by her father when she was 12 years old. Greene's attorney, Richard Makoul, said in his opening statement that the girl's current accusations are the result of a hallucination that could have been based on an incident in her past.

Assistant District Attorney John Waldron rested the prosecution's case yesterday after testimony from a doctor and a state police criminal investigator who examined stains on the girl's underwear.

Dr. Lisa Baker said that when she examined the girl at Allentown Hospital, she found an enzyme that is present in semen but also found in vaginal secretions.

Tests of the underwear did not show evidence of sperm but showed "high concentrations" of the enzyme, according to investigator Alexander Stirton.

The incident allegedly occurred in a second-floor apartment at 439 Ridge Ave., Allentown, where Greene was living with his girlfriend.

The landlord, Bonnie Kulanko, testified that the girl and her friend told her about the alleged rape and that Greene later asked her what the girls had told her.

Kulanko said Greene told her he was rubbing the girl's forehead because she had a headache and putting peroxide on herbruised eye when she "slumped over in his arms."

He said he took her into a bedroom and let her lie on the bed while he watched television, according to Kulanko.